StartupRun is a legacy, freeware startup management utility for Windows developed by NirSoft. It is designed to display, audit, and manage all the applications configured to launch automatically when your system boots. Core Features
Detailed Auditing: For every startup application detected, it lists comprehensive data points including the item name, command line, description, file version, and the company that made it.
Malware Detection: The tool automatically highlights suspected spyware or adware programs in pink to help you easily spot threats.
Startup Control: You can easily enable, disable, edit, or completely delete startup entries from the Windows registry.
Data Exporting: It allows you to save your complete startup list into clean text or HTML files for troubleshooting. Important Status Update
StartupRun is an outdated tool originally built for older versions of Windows (like Windows 9x, Me, 2000, and XP). NirSoft officially replaced StartupRun with a modernized tool called WhatInStartup, which includes advanced features like “Permanent Disabling” to block stubborn apps from re-adding themselves to your boot sequence. Contemporary Alternatives
If you are running a modern operating system like Windows 10 or Windows 11, you can use these modern alternatives to manage your startup environment:
Windows Task Manager: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc and navigate to the Startup apps tab to quickly disable programs.
Sysinternals Autoruns: If you need the extreme depth that StartupRun used to provide, Microsoft Sysinternals Autoruns is the gold standard for advanced users to track registry keys, drivers, and hidden auto-start entries.
If you are trying to clean up your PC or fix a specific slow-boot issue, let me know! I can guide you on which startup apps are safe to disable, how to manually add your own programs to boot, or how to use modern built-in Windows tools to speed up your system.
StartupRun v1.22 – Startup Manager for Windows 9x … – NirSoft
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